
Deconstructing a Mystery: What Caused Snowmaggedon?
Scientists are using
computer models to help
unravel the mystery of a
record-setting snowfall in
the Washington, DC area in
early 2010. ... > full story

January 2012 Fourth Warmest for Contiguous United States, but Alaska Extremely Cold
During January,
warmer-than-average
conditions enveloped most of
the contiguous United
States, with widespread
... > full story

Tree Rings May Underestimate Climate Response to Volcanic Eruptions
Some climate cooling caused
by past volcanic eruptions
may not be evident in
tree-ring reconstructions of
temperature change because
... > full story

NASA's GCPEx Mission: What We Don't Know About Snow
NASA's GCPEx science team is
collecting as much data as
they can to improve
understanding of snow
dynamics inside clouds,
because they relate to how
... > full story
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Yellow-Cedar Are Dying in Alaska: Scientists Now Know Why
February 1, 2012 Yellow-cedar, a culturally and economically valuable tree in southeastern Alaska and adjacent parts of British Columbia, has been dying off across large expanses of these areas for the past 100 ... > full story -
Sun Delivered Curveball of Powerful Radiation at Earth
February 1, 2012 A potent follow-up solar flare, which occurred Jan. 17, 2012, just days after the Sun launched the biggest coronal mass ejection seen in nearly a decade, delivered a powerful radiation punch to ... > full story -
Less Summer Arctic Sea Ice Cover Means Colder, Snowier Winters in Central Europe
February 1, 2012 Even if the current weather situation may seem to go against it, the probability of cold winters with a lot of snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in ... > full story -
Sun Unleashes an X1.8 Class Flare on Jan. 27, 2012
January 30, 2012 The sun unleashed an X1.8 class flare that began at 1:12 PM ET on January 27, 2012 and peaked at 1:37. The flare immediately caused a strong radio blackout at low-latitudes, which was rated an R3 on ... > full story -
NASA Eyes Cyclone Iggy's Threat to Western Australia
January 27, 2012 NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud ... > full story -
Space Weather Center to Add World's First 'Ensemble Forecasting' Capability
January 27, 2012 Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible ... > full story -
NASA Infrared Satellite Instrument Sees Tropical Storm Iggy Growing in Strength
January 26, 2012 The AIRS infrared instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua satellite has been providing forecasters with the cloud top temperatures in the Southern Indian Ocean's ninth tropical cyclone, which has ... > full story -
Major Tropical Cyclone Funso Analyzed by 2 NASA Satellites
January 25, 2012 Tropical Cyclone Funso is now a dangerous Category four cyclone in the Mozambique Channel, moving southward between Mozambique on the African mainland and the island nation of Madagascar. As Funso ... > full story -
NASA Sees Development of Tropical Storm 09S in Southern Indian Ocean
January 25, 2012 NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the low pressure system called System 97S on Jan. 24 and observed a large area of strong thunderstorms around its center that hinted at further development. On Jan. ... > full story -
NASA Renames Earth-Observing Mission in Honor of Satellite Pioneer
January 25, 2012 NASA has renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite in honor of the late Verner E. Suomi, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin who is recognized widely as "the father of satellite ... > full story
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